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Windows 7: New Install of SSD performance questions

I just installed a new SSD to replace my old HDD. I disconnected all my HDD except the boot HDD and newly installed SSD. After booting into windows I initiallized the SSD in disk manager then used Macrium Reflect to clone the drive. My MB has a 6GB/s Connector on the Marvell Chipset which I used for the SSD to get the best performance.
I then changed the BIOS to for that controller to ahci from IDE

Is there anything else I should do to maximize it's performance?
Is the speed appropriate for a Crucial M500 240GB
Why does the benchmark say I have 31K Bad

Is it easier for you to just do it over with correct alignment? I've never fixed bad alignment, but have heard it can be a pain. Maybe easier to start over if you don't have a lot of time invested. After correct alignment, you'd just restore the Macrium image again.

It looks like everything worked. I used Mini Partition Wizard and selected the Align option. I didn't have to reinstall windows all the data was saved.
1) Are my benchmarks appropriate for this SSD?
2)I can't find the updated driver for the Marvell 9128 to clear the windows error msg. Any recommendations?
3) How should I copy the MyDocuments files from my old drive (in ext enclosure) and tell windows on my SSD to use the new location. The name of the User Account is different. Does the lock icon on the folder mean anything?

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